CAV Angels is headed by a group of individuals who have been successful as private investors, entrepreneurs, and executives.
CAV Angels is headed by a group of individuals who have been successful as private investors, entrepreneurs, and executives.
Paul Nolde has over a decade of experience in the banking and finance industries serving in multiple sales and management roles for large and small institutions.
Jim is a successful entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He founded, led, and exited an IT services firm that he grew from 5 people to 550 people in 9 years, and has started/led additional ventures since.
Rich is a respected chemicals industry senior finance executive with a proven track record. He has served as the CFO at two public and one private, now public global materials companies.
Dick is the Chairman of the Crawford Group, Inc., a multi-unit investment business with activities in agriculture, real estate, and advanced technology.
Lauren is an MBA candidate at the UVA Darden School of Business. She has 7+ years of experience in early-stage startups, operations, and luxury hospitality.
Rachel is an MBA candidate at the UVA Darden School of Business. She has 10+ years of experience in the fashion and retail industry. Rachel spent the last 4 years working with startups in addition to founding her own business in 2018.
Trip is an MBA candidate at the UVA Darden School of Business. He has 4+ years of experience in technology consulting with a focus in the healthcare and life sciences space.
Sambriddi is a fourth year at the UVA McIntire School of Commerce. She became involved with CAV Angels through the Virginia Venture Fund.
Nicole is a second year in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is a 2021 CAV Angels Intern.
Emily is a second year student in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is a 2021 CAV Angels Intern.
Carson is a first year in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is a 2022 CAV Angels Intern.
Paul Nolde has over a decade of experience in the banking and finance industries serving in multiple sales and management roles for large and small institutions.
Jim Cheng, JD/MBA, is a successful entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He founded, led, and successfully exited an IT services firm that he grew from 5 people to 550 people in 9 years, and has started and led additional ventures since.
Rich is a respected chemicals industry senior finance executive with a proven track record of working within leadership teams that have created significant shareholder value. He has served as the CFO at two public (Albemarle and PolyOne Corporation) and one private, now public (Trinseo, LLC) global materials companies.
Richard Crawford is the Chairman of the Crawford Group, Inc., a multi-unit investment business with activities in agriculture, real estate, and advanced technology.
Jess has over 30 years of investment and business experience managing alternative assets and individual portfolios.
Gregory Fairchild is the Isidore Horween Research Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business and Associate Dean for Washington, D.C. Area Initiatives and Academic Director of Public Policy and Entrepreneurship.
Aaron Fernstrom joined the Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management in March 2017. Prior to returning to Darden, Fernstrom served in the Asset Management Strategy practice at Deloitte. His engagements included long-term strategic planning, growth strategy, marketing strategy, product development, change management, organizational design, and post-merger operational integration for some of the world’s largest asset managers.
Nicole Thorne Jenkins became the John A. Griffin Dean of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia on July 1, 2020. Prior to arriving at McIntire, Dean Jenkins was the Von Allmen Endowed Chair of Accountancy and Vice Dean in the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky.
Christine Mahoney is a Professor of Public Policy and Politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Director of Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Virginia. She studies social justice advocacy and direct action through social entrepreneurship and impact investing.
Stephany is currently the Executive Director at CvilleBioHub. She is a communicator, brand builder, marketer of emerging brands at the forefront of their craft. Driven by a relentless quest to seek out the authentic, the well-made and well-intentioned.
Mr. Peng is an investor and entrepreneur, living in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mr. Peng was most recently the founder and CEO of a greenfield project in Virginia applying leading innovative technology from China to produce eco-friendly products.
Brian K. Plum is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. (Ticker: BRBS) and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary Blue Ridge Bank, National Association. He has been with the company since August 2006.
James H. Small is a principal at Southern Engineering Corporation and partner in several commercial and residential real estate partnerships throughout the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.
The University of Virginia Alumni Association’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
John May, MPA, is a successful venture capitalist that specializes in angel group formation. He has been actively involved in the venture capital space for north of 25 years, has co-authored and co-edited multiple books on the subject of angel investing, and has received numerous honors and awards validating his high degree of knowledge and success in the venture-investing arena.
During his 30-year commercial banking career, John’s positions at banks in five states ranged from Chief Lending Officer to Chief Credit Officer to CEO.
William W. Sihler retired in 2015 after teaching corporate and institutional finance for 48 years at the University of Virginia's Colgate Darden Graduate Business School where he held the Ronald E. Trzcinski Professorship in Business Administration.
Randy Castleman is an experienced venture investor and advisor to institutional investors on direct investments, alternative asset strategies, and manager selection for venture capital, funds of funds, and secondaries.
Co-Managing Partner at DS9 Capital. Co-Founder, OrchcestraRx, a DS9 portfolio company. JP Morgan/Lazard trained banker turned insurtech corporate/business development practitioner delivering commercial pipeline to sustainably grow companies.
Jim Daniero, MD MS is an Otolaryngologist at UVA and an expert in laryngeal and upper airway surgery. His clinical and research focus involves advanced techniques for upper airway reconstruction and the development of novel biomaterials for tissue engineering applications.